Transaction in Own Shares

IMI PLC
01 October 2007



IMI plc: Transaction in own shares


IMI plc announces that it has today purchased through Citigroup 200,000
ordinary shares at a price of 529.12 pence per share.  The purchased shares
will all be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, IMI plc  
holds 34,824,313 ordinary shares as treasury shares.  The total number of 
ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 
328,619,270.


Contact:

John O'Shea                         0121 717 3780




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